The best new popular-science books of November 2026Mon, 02 Nov 2026 11:00:00 +0000 From a “modern bestiary” by Richard Dawkins to a book co-authored by Robert Macfarlane and an Ecuadorian cloud forest, there are plenty of exciting new popular-science books out this month, says Liz Else | |
The scientific truth about collagen supplementsMon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Your body uses collagen to give your skin strength and elasticity, so supplements of this protein seem to make sense to reduce wrinkles. But columnist Alice Klein finds it isn’t this simple | |
Fish pay attention to one influential neighbour in virtual realitySun, 01 Nov 2026 10:00:00 +0000 Observing interactions between real and virtual rummy-nose tetra fish shows that, within a group, each individual takes cues from only one influential neighbour | |
The best new science-fiction novels of November 2026Sun, 01 Nov 2026 08:00:00 +0000 An audio drama produced by The Martian author Andy Weir, a fictional autobiography from Michael Moorcock and a new John Scalzi novel – November is a big month for sci-fi fans, says Alison Flood | |
Allergic reactions after sex should be listed as an antibiotic risk, experts saySat, 31 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 A woman developed a severe allergic reaction to an antibiotic in her partner's semen after sex, prompting clinicians to call for this risk to be listed on the drug's patient information leaflet | |
Rusty crust made Mars warm and wetFri, 30 Oct 2026 15:00:00 +0000 It's unclear how and why Mars once became warm enough to allow water to flow on its surface, but a new idea suggests it comes down to rust below the surface | |
How did the biggest crypto heist in history just happen?Fri, 30 Oct 2026 12:40:12 +0000 Billions of dollars' worth of cryptocurrency have been stolen in just a matter of minutes. Researchers are already unpicking what went wrong | |
Scientists confirm fruit and vegetable skin really is good for youFri, 30 Oct 2026 09:49:57 +0000 Parts of plants that are usually wasted, from kiwi skin to squash seeds, contain more fibre than the parts of the plant we do eat | |
In Dark Eden, I imagined how life might exist on a sunless planetFri, 30 Oct 2026 09:30:00 +0000 Dark Eden, the November read for the New Scientist Book Club, takes place on a rogue planet outside the Milky Way. Award-winning author Chris Beckett explains how he thought through the science behind this night world | |
Read an extract from Dark Eden by Chris BeckettFri, 30 Oct 2026 09:30:00 +0000 In this extract from Chris Beckett’s Dark Eden, the November read for the New Scientist Book Club, we meet some of the inhabitants of a dark planet that drifts outside the Milky Way, descendants of two astronauts marooned there over a century earlier | |